EXERCISES 



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ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



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ISSUED BY THE 



ALABAMA ILLITERACY COMMISSION 



MONTGOMERY 
MAY. 1916 



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ALABAMA 

Alabama, Alabama, 

We will aye be true to thee 

From thy Southern shore where groweth, 

By the sea, thy orange tree. 

To thy Northern vale where floweth. 

Deep and blue, thy Tennessee, 

Alabama, Alabama, 

We will aye be true to thee ! 

Brave and pure thy men and women, 
Better this than corn and wine, 
Make us worthy, God in Heaven, 
Of this goodly land of thine ; 
Hearts as open as our doorways. 
Liberal hands and spirits free, 
Alabama, Alabama, 
We will aye be true to thee ! 

Little, little can I give thee, 

Alabama, Mother mine ; 

But that little — hand, brain, spirit. 

All I have and am are thine. 

Take, take, the gift and giver, 

Take and serve thyself with me. 

Alabama, Alabama, 

I will aye be true to thee ! 



EXERCISES 



IN 



READING, WRITING, SPELLING 
AND ARITHMETIC 



FOR 



ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 




ISSUED BY THE 



ALABAMA, ILLITERACY COMMISSION 



MONTGOMERY 
May, 1916 



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COPYEIGIIT, 1916 
BY 

ALABAMA ILLITERACY COMMISSION 



D. of D. 
SEP 11 1917 



ADULT SCHOOLS 

The results which have been achieved in our efforts to 
eHuiinate ilKteracy are encouraging to those who are famil- 
iar with conditions. Numbers of teachers volunteered for 
service during the summer of 1915 and many schools were 
taught. The declaration, that those who had grown to 
manhood and womanhood without securing the elementary 
tools of learning could not be induced to go to school, has 
been silenced by many examples of men and women who in 
the short space of a month have learned to read and write. 

Inasmuch as it has been declared over and over again by 
those engaged in the work that the lack of a suitable text 
upon which to base instruction was a very great handicap, 
the Commission directed its Secretary-Treasurer to prepare a 
textbook for use in the adult schools. This booklet, though 
official, is not final. No claim is made that the sequence of 
topics or the subject matter is ideal. In fact, there are 
many things' that run counter to current educational theory 
and practice so far as the teaching of children goes. 

Experience has shown, however, that most of the work 
will be done by those who are already actively engaged in 
teaching, and furthermore, that persons of mature years 
have a much broader experience than children, think much 
more intelligently, and are capable of much more intensive 
application. It is the wish of the Commission, therefore, 
that these exercises shall be generally used in all adult 
schools and that frank and free criticism shall be made to 
the Commission through its Secretary-Treasurer. 

With a fairly good solution of the textbook problem and 
a reasonable degree of prudence in urging our adult friends 
to enter school, the work of the coming summer will be a 

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pronounced success. We would especially urge those who 
enlist in the work to exercise the utmost respect for our too 
long neglected brothers and sisters who, though as good as 
we, have had but little, if any, opportunity to go to school 
and have never known that anybody was interested in hav- 
ing them do so. 

The unlettered are naturally sensitive and diffident. Any 
ivord or act that smacks of condescension or pity meets their 
rebuff. Only through the spirit of sympathy and friendly 
service can admission be gained to the doors of their hearts. 
Nor is there any stronger evidence of one's appreciation of 
literacy and the blessings of patriotism than his willingness 
to pass on to others those everyday possessions which make 
for intelligent citizenship. 

Yours very truly, 

Wm. D. J elks, President, 
James B. Ellis, 
Mary N. Moore, 
Mrs. W. K. Linscott, 
W. F. Feagik, Secretary -Treasurer, 
Alabama Illiteracy Commission. 



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A WORD TO TEACHERS 

The material in this pamphlet has been prepared by 
those who have had actual teaching experience with both, 
children and adults. The purpose has been twofold : first, 
to furnish exercises that contain subject matter more con- 
venient and interesting than that found in primers, school 
readers, hymn books, and the like, which have heretofore 
been the only available texts ; and second, to unify the work 
in the adult schools of the state and make it possible to 
bring experience to bear in working out suitable subject 
matter for use in our Adult Schools. 

You will find exercises in reading, spelling, and writing 
going hand in hand, fairly well graded and correlated ; fol- 
lowing this are exercises in arithmetic; and last of all, 
supplementary reading material. 

It is entirely possible that the material will appear crude 
and not well adapted, but it will furnish a definite working 
basis until such a time as a better book can be issued. I 
wish to urge you, therefore, in behalf of the Commission, 
and in behalf of the great movement in which we are all 
enlisted, to write me from time to time setting out in detail 
such shortcomings as you may find. You will also confer 
a special favor if you will make constructive suggestions 
for improvement. 

Feeling sure that you appreciate the e&rt of the Com- 
mission to lighten your task, — if any humanitarian work 
should be considered a task, — and assuring you that your 
part in this work is genuinely appreciated, I am, 

Yours very truly, 




Secretary-Treasurer, 

Alabama Illiteracy Commission. 

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I have a book. 

I can read. 

I can read my book. 

I can read your book. . 

I can write. 

I can write my name. 

I can read and write. 



Can you read? 

Can you read your book ? 

Can you read my name ? 

Can you write? 

Can you write your name ? 

I can write my name in my book. 



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EXERCISES IN READING 




father 


sister 


letter 


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brother 

I can write a letter 

to my father. 
I can write a letter 

to my mother. 
I can write a letter 

to my sister. 
I can write a letter 

to my brother. 


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My son lives in the city. 
I can write a letter to my son. 
My daughter lives in the country. 
I can write a letter to my daughter 








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EXERCISES IX READING 



Mr. Grreen farm work his field 

likes farm ing work ing his farm 

Mr. Grreen lives in the country. 

He lives on a farm. 

He is a farmer. 

H^ likes farming. 

He likes to work in his fields. 

good plants seed crops 

land tests has well 

Mr. Green is a good farmer. 
He has good land. 
He works his land. 
He tests his seeds. 
He plants good seeds. 
He has good crops. 

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EXERCISES 


FOR 


ALABAMA ADULT 


SCHOOLS 1 


orchard 




sprays 


fruit 1 


trees 




fine 


sells 1 



Mr. Grreen has an orchard. 
It is a fine orchard. 
He sprays his trees. 
He has fine fruit. 
He sells his fruit 
in the city. 

^^ The goldenrod is yellow, 
The leaves are turning brown, 
The trees in apple orchards 
With fruit are bending down.'' 







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EXERCISES IN READING 




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children boys 


pleasant 


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lome 



Mr. and Mrs. Gray live in the country. 

They have five children. 

They have three boys.. 

They have two girls. 

They have a pleasant home. 

They have a big farm. 

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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



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John is the oldest boy. 
He is sixteen years old. 
Mary is the oldest girl. 
She is fourteen years old. 
Tom is ten years old. 
Ruth is seven years old. 
The baby is one year old. 



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EXERCISES 


IN READING 




morning 


eaves 


breakfast 


washes 


feeds 


cows 


dishes 


dries 


word 


milks 


wood 


gets 



Everybody works in the morning. 

Mr. Gray feeds his horses. 

Mrs. Gray gets breakfast. 

John milks the cows. 

Mary washes the dishes. 

Rnth dries the dishes. 

Tom gets wood for his mother. 



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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

men help plow ground 

crops sow goes seed 

After breakfast Mr. Gray goes to the 

field. 
He has two men to help him. 
They plow the ground deep. 
They sow good seeds. 
Grood seeds help make good crops. 

These thmgs grow in a field: 
corn oats sugar cane clover 

cotton wheat peanuts rye 

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EXERCISES IN READING 



garden many sells summer 

raises vegetables spring winter 

Mary has a garden. 

She works in her garden 

in the spring and summer. 
She raises many vegetables. 
She sells some of her vegetables. 
She cans some of her vegetables. 
She belongs to the Girls' Canning Club. 

These vegetables grow in a garden : 
peas tomatoes radishes carrots 

beans potatoes turnips cabbage 

beets onions cucumbers lettuce 

But Ay& tflyOyt 6yloeAutZhy iyTly A^ZAy- 
"V-tAt l6y Oy 6X)-nny tAyOit OOyUAytZfl 

6Ayaym^. 

Prov. 10:5. 

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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



belongs 


plants 


win 




club 


rape 


prize 


breed 


acre 


hopes 


yield 


scrub 



John belongs to the Boys' Corn Club. 

His father gave him an acre of land. 

He will plant it to corn. 

He will plant only good seed. 

He will work his land well. 

It will yield a good crop. 

He hopes to win a prize. 

Next year John will join the Boys' Pig 

Club. 
He will get a good breed of pigs. 
It is a waste of time to raise scrub stock. 
He will feed the pigs on corn and rape. 
John will make a scientific farmer. 

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County Fair. 




Champio>' Percheron Mare. 



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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

Monday tubs hot washboard 

washes buckets cold washpot 
line water hangs dry 

On Monday Mrs. Gray washes her 

clothes. 
She has tubs and buckets. 
She has a washboard and washpot. 
She uses hot and cold water. 
She hangs her clothes on a line to dry. 

Tuesday dresses sheets tablecloth 
iron aprons towels pillowcases 

ironing shirts napkins board 

On Tuesday she irons her clothes. 

She has an ironing board. 

She has hot irons. 

She irons dresses, aprons and shirts. 

She irons tablecloths, napkins and towels. 

She irons sheets and pillowcases. 

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EXERCISES IN READING 



Wednesday sews needle mends 

thimble buttons thread machine 

On Wednesday she mends and sews. 

She has a needle and thread. 

She has a thimble. 

She sews on buttons. - 

She mends the boys' clothes. 

She makes new dresses and aprons. 

She has a new machine. 

Thursday visit month meet 

once visiting neighbor meeting 

Thursday is visiting day. 

Mrs. Grray says, ^^All work and no play 
makes mother a dull m other.'' 

Sometimes she visits a neighbor. 

Sometimes she visits the school. 

Sometimes she goes to a Mothers' Meet- 
ing. 

The mothers meet once a month. 

Exercises in script may be found on page 31, 

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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

Friday sweeps floor tables 

cleans dusts yard chair 

cleaninci; sometimes windows house 

Friday is cleaning day. 

Mrs. Grray cleans the house. 

She sweeps the floors. 

She dusts the tables and chairs. 

She washes the windows. 

Sometimes she sweeps the yard. 



Saturday bread cake ginger 

baking pies bake apple 

Saturday is baking day. 
Mother bakes bread and pies and cake. 
Sometimes she bakes an apple pie. 
Sometimes she bakes a fruit cake. 
Sometimes she bakes gingerbread 
for the children. 



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EXERCISES IN READING 



NOBODY KNOWS — BUT MOTHER 

JN'obody knows of the work it makes 
To keep the home together, 
Xobocly knows of the steps it takes, 
JN^obody l^nows — but Mother. 

JN^obody knows of the sleepless care 
Bestowed on baby brother, 
IN^obody knows of the tender prayer, 
JSTobody — only Mother. 

^Nobody knows of the anxious fears 
Lest darlings may not weather 
The storms of life in after years, 
JNTobody knows — but Mother. 

I^obody kneels at the throne above 
To thank the Heavenly Father 
For that sweetest gift — a Mother's love, 
Nobody can — but Mother. 

From The Fireside iu " Heart Throbs." Chappie Publishing Company, Boston. 



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" A Long Way to Go." 




A Good Road is a Joy Forever. 



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EXERCISES IN READING 



Sunday family Bibles sing 

church carry stories love 

On Sunday the family goes to church. 
The children go to Sunday School. 
They carry their Bibles. 
They love the Bible stories. 
They sing in Sunday School. 

preacher text people song 

preaching sermon join prayer 

They have preaching every Sunday. 
Mr. White is the preacher. 
He reads from the Bible. 
He takes his text. 
He preaches good sermons. 
All the people join in the songs 
and prayers. 

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tAu/n^^'^yOyla^ OyTuL Into 

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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

CROP ROTATION 

Planting the same crop, year after year, on the 
same soil, robs the soil of plant food. 

The plan of changing crops is called crop rotation. 

Plants that feed and grow alike should not follow 
each other. They should be rotated with other 
crops. 

Corn should not follow corn. Oats should not 
follow wheat, and one root crop should not follow 
another root crop. 

A three-year rotation plan is a plan of cropping, 
in which different crops are grown each year for 
three years. 

In a three-year plan the crop of the fourth year is 
the same as that of the first year. 

THE LEGUME 

Peas, beans, and clovers are legumes. 

Legumes take plant food from the air. 

The plant food taken from the air is deposited on 
the i^lant roots in the soil. 

The cowpea is one of the most valuable legu- 
minous plants to the farmer in the South. 

Clover is another valuable legume. It grows well 
on lime soils. 

The clovers grow in winter and summer. Cow- 
peas grow in spring and summer. 

(Beginning with tliis page the teacher should select the words for spelling from 
the body of the text.) 

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EXERCISES IN REiVDING 



BRAINS IN WORK 



" Well, Joe, what did you learn at the book farm- 
ing meeting? " said Mr. Jones to his twelve year 
old son, who had just returned from a boys' corn 
club meeting. 

" I heard a good talk on corn growing," said Joe. 

"Have you not learned that it takes Avork and 
not talk to make corn ? " 

"But, Father, that talk had brains to back it up. 
I believe that brains are good for anything, even for 
work. I joined the club and am going to grow an 
acre of corn, using my brains as I work." 

" How are you going to work your corn ? " asked 
his father. 

"By this plan," replied the boy, producing a 
letter, from which he read the boys' corn club plan 
for growing corn. 

When he had finished reading, his father asked, 
"Is that all?" 

" Yes, sir, and there is a reason for every step." 

" You say. you are going to begin work this fall ? " 

"Yes. We were told that a crop is half made 
before it is planted, so I am going to make half of 
my crop before Christmas. It can be done by 
proper preparation of the land." 

' ' All right, Joe, I will help you select your acre, 
and if the plan works out well, I will try it myself." 

And they went to the field to begin scientific 
farming on the old farm. 

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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

JOHN'S CORN CROP PLAN 

Break the land in the fall. 

Plant a cover crop on it. 

Turn the land in early spring. 

Cover the crop in the turning. 

Bed the land, plant good seed. 

Plant in the furrow, not on the bed. 

As plants grow, fertilize the middles. 

Cultivate the crop on the level. 

Shallow ploughing forms a mulch. 

Mulched soil holds the moisture. 

Keep mulching the soil until corn is made. 

Select your seed in the field. 

This plan will give a larger yield. 



THE CASH-CROP COTTON 

Said Farmer Jones to Farmer Gray, " How is 
your cotton growing? '^ 

Said Farmer Gray to Farmer Jones, "I have no 
rtotton growing.^' 

Said Jones to Gray, '' How can you live without 
tlie cash-crop cotton? " 

Said Gray to Jones, "My living comes from 
chickens, pigs and mutton. 

" Since chickens, pigs and sheep can grow while 
weevils eat the cotton, 

"Unless the weevil's flesh is good, you waste your 
cash-crop cotton.'^ 

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EXERCISES IX READING 



THE FILTHY FLY 

*' What do you think of the talk, Sister Johnson ? ^' 
said one old woman to another, as they returned 
from a meeting where a talk on health had been 
made by a county superintendent of education. 

''Well, I tell you, it made me sick. You see, all 
my life I have been cooking and eating where there 
were flies. This is the first time I ever heard how 
filthy they are." 

" He said that flies are hatched in the stable, and 
that they often lio;ht on food with human filth full 
of disease germs on their feet." 

" Oh, stop talking about it. It makes me sick 
to think of it." 

" Yes, but we must think about it and talk about 
it until our husbands screen our homes and destroy 
the breeding places of flies in the stables." 

" Do you remember how many people around 
here died of the fever last summer? " 

" Yes, and the number of children who died of 
summer complaint?" 

"Do you suppose that the flies spread those 
diseases? " 

" I have no doubt about it. Anyway, the super- 
intendent said so. I do know that flies were in my 
dining room, kitchen and parlor — in fact, every- 
where in my home last summer. " 

" Just think, my dear little baby was sick all the 

summer. I just know that the flies put germs on 

its milk bottle." 

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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

" I don't doubt it. It's awful to think about." 
" Good-bye, Sister Gray. I must leave you here. 
As soon as I get home I am going to begin fighting 
flies. Tom Johnson will have to screen my home. 
I don't propose to have my babies killed by flies.'' 

AMERICA 

My country, 'tis of thee, 
Sweet land of Liberty, 

Of thee I sing: 
Land where my fathers died ! 
Land of the Pilgrims' pride ! 
From every mountain side 
Let freedom ring ! 

Our fathers' God ! to Thee, 
Author of liberty, 

To Thee we sing ; 
Long may our land be bright 
With freedom's holy light ; 
Protect us by Thy might. 

Great God, our King ! 

OyTut myiM 'hyOaAyt to- (Xo-dy 
ayTvoL nmynjy ruatixiMy loyrudy! 

0^rh€y lloyOy! 

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IT. EXERCISES IN WRITING 



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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

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III. WORDS 


FOR DRILL 






Exercise 1 




cap 


bag 


had 


and 


rap 


rag 


mad 


hand 


tap 


tag 


sad 


sand 




Exercise 2 




beg 


red 


nest 


sent 


peg 


fed 


best 


went 


leg 


bed 


rest 


lent 




Exercise 3 




it 


in 


not 


top 


bit 


pin 


hot 


hop 


sit 


tin 


cot 


mop 




Exercise 4 




cut 


rub 


run 


catch 


nut 


tub 


fun 


latch 


hut 


hub 


gun 


match 




Exercise 5 




gate 


lame 


cake 


pitch 


late 


came 


bake 


ditch 


mate 


game 


take 


hitch 



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WORDS 


FOR 


DRILL 








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day 


sing 






bell 


hill 


say 


ring 






tell 


fill 


nay 


wing 






well 


will 



me 
he 
be 



Exercise 7 

eat ride 

meat hide 

seat wide 



bite 
kite 
mite 







Exercise 


8 




rope 


moon 




book 


light 


hope 


soon 




look 


night 


mope 


noon 




cook 


right 





Exercise 9 




oil 


boy tar 


blue 


boil 


toy star 


true 


spoil 


coy jar 


due 





Exercise 


10 




chair 


thimble 




sheep 


wheat 


church 


think 




ship 


white 


child 


thank 


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EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 







Exercise 11 




place 




week 


minute 


pair 




month 


hour 


dozen 




year 

Exercise 12 


day 




A 


piece of cake. 






A 


piece of bread. 






A 


piece of pie. 





Exercise 13 

A pair of shoes. 
A pair of gloves. 
A pair of stockings. 



Exercise 14 

A dozen eggs. 
A dozen apples. 
A dozen fruit jars. 



Exercise 15 

7 days = 1 week. 
30 days = 1 month. 
365 days = 1 year. 
36 



pint 

quart 

bushel 



WORDS FOR 


DRILL 




Exercise 


16 




inch 




mile 


foot 




pound 


yard 




acre 



Exercise 17 

A pint of milk. 

A pint of preserves. 

A pint of vinegar. 



Exercise 18 
A quart of berries. 
A quart of syrup. 
A quart of cider. 



Exercise 19 

A bushel of potatoes. 
A bushel of beans. 
A bushel of corn. 



Exercise 20 

A vard of cloth. 
A vard of ribbon. 
A yard of silk. 
37 




38 



IV. EXEECISES IN ARITHMETIC 



Exercise 1 



Write : 



12 3 4 5 6 

1 2 3 ^ S b 



7 8 9 

7 r ^ 



Exercise 2 

Count to 100. 

Read and write the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., to 



50. 



Write the numbers from 50 to 100. 






10 


20 


30 


40 


50 


60 


70 


80 


90 


1 


11 


21 


31 


41 


51 


61 


71 


81 


91 


2 


12 


22 


32 


42 


52 


62 


72 


82 


92 


3 


13 


23 


33 


43 


53 


63 


73 


83 


93 


4 


14 


24 


34 


44 


54 


64 


74 


84 


94 


5 


15 


25 


35 


45 


QD 


65 


75 


85 


95 


6 


16 


26 


36 


46 


56 


66 


76 


86 


96 


7 


17 


27 


37 


47 


57 


67 


77 


87 


97 


8 


18 


1 - 
28 38 


48 


58 


68 


78 


88 


98 


9 


19 


29 39 

i 


49 


59 


69 


79 


89 


99 



39 



EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



Exercise 3 

Eead these numbers : 



98 


978 


14643 


76 


435 


50057 


39 


655 


432800 


45 


2765 


132458 


78 


6004 


30000000 


96 


1916 


760000000 


32 


9864 


54360087 


40 


3064 


540054306 



Write tlie above. 



Exercise 4 

Express in figures : 

Three hundred fifty-two. 

Nine hundred eighty-eight. 

Six hundred one. 

Three hundred. 

Four hundred fifty. 

Seven hundred forty. 

Six hundred eighteen. 

Eighty-nine. 

Eight hundred seventy-three. 

Write in words the numbers in the first column 
of Exercise 3. 



40 



EXERCISES IN ARITHMETIC 

Exercise 5 
ADDITION 

1. If you raise 8 bales of cotton one year, 11 the 
next, 5 the next, and 7 the next, how many bales 
will YOU have raised in all ? 

2. A woman gets 9 eggs from her chicken house 
one day, 4 another, 6 another, and 8 another. How 
many eggs does she get in all? 

3. A man goes into a store and buys the follow- 
ing: coffee, 50^; cheese, 25^; salt, 10^; sugar, 
$ 1.50. How much does he owe the merchant ? 

If you can work these problems "in your head," 
you already understand addition. 

Can you work this ? In 1910 the population of 
the five largest cities of Alabama was as follows : 
Birmingham, 132,685; Mobile, 51,521 ; Montgom- 
ery, 38,136; Selma, 13,649; Anniston, 12,794. 
What was the total population of these places ? 

Since you are unable to solve this example, you 
will see the necessity of learning to add on paper. 

Oral Exercises 

Add by tens to one hundred. 

Add by fives to one hundred. 

Add by twos, by threes, and by fours to sixty. 

Add by sixes to ninety-six. 

Add by sevens to ninety-eight. 

Add by eights to ninety-six. 

Add by tens to two hundred. 

41 



EXEKCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

Exercise 6 

Learn to give the sums of these numbers in- 
stantly. 

(To the Teacher : Drill repeatedly.) 

123 2435436 5 4765 
111212123123123 



4 


8 


7 


6 


5 9 


8 


7 6 5 


9 8 


7 


6 


9 


4 


1 


2 


3 


4 1 


2 


3 4 5 


2 3 


4 


5 


3 


8 


7 


6 


9 


8 7 


9 


8 7 9 


8 9 


8 


9 


9 


4 


5 


6 


4 


5 6 


5 


6 7 6 


7 7 


8 


8 


9 







Exercise 


7 






3 


6 


3 




7 


9 


2 


1 


2 




5 


8 


4 


2 


2 




1 


4 


23 


78 


36 




61 


74 


65 


21 


23 




45 


55 


341 




2763 






9243 


234 




5012 






4310 


123 




6220 






5306 






Exercise 8 






95 


78 


46 




88 


97 


27 


39 


69 




54 


56 


347 


654 


8743 




2769 


894 


231 


1296 




5936 






42 









EXERCISES IN ARITHMETIC 

Exercise 9 

Add: 

38 

64 

r*^ In adding, think " fourteen, twenty-one, twenty- 

„p, five, thirty-three"; not '^nine and five are four- 



59 



teen, and seven are twenty-one," etc. 



303 










365 


986 


531 


465 


769 


231 


543 


784 


325 


548 


509 


611 


443 


658 


542 


53 


761 


568 


51 


864 


448 


642 


768 


986 


324 


465 


543 


678 


831 


776 


654 


329 


12236 




56345672 


653 


689 


58764 




65437844 


577 


699 


54338 




65432876 


379 


437 


659 




6543788 


769 


763 


87641 




64794324 



Exercise 10 

1. A farmer received the following for his produce : for 
cotton, S489.6'5; for potatoes, $48; for chickens and eggs, 
$ 35.90 ; for hay, $ 96. What were his total receipts ? 

2. Mr. Brown carried eleven bales of cotton to market. 
Their weights were as follows : 564, 489, 607, 532, 378, 
659, 577, 546, 514, 499, 485. How many pounds of cotton 
did he have ? 

3. A merchant bought at one time 245 barrels of flour 
for $1649; at another, 398 barrels for $2276; at another, 
458 barrels for $2986; at another, 185 barrels for $ 1008. 
How many barrels did he buy ? What did all cost him ? 

43 



EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

Exercise 11 
SUBTRACTION 

Oral 

1. If a man owns thirty bales of cotton and sells sixteen 
of them, how many has he left ? 

2. A farmer wishes to pay a merchant a debt of $11.50. 
He hands the merchant a twenty-dollar bill. How much 
change should he receive ? 

3. A certain man bought land worth $ 500. He paid 
$ 285 down. What was the remainder of the debt ? 

4. How many days are there from July 4th to the end of 
that month ? 

Learn this subtraction table : 

2334 4 4 55 
12132 14 3 



5 


5 


6 


6 


6 


6 


6 


2 


1 


5 


4 


3 


2 


1 



7 7 7 
6 5 4 


7' 
3 


7 
2 


7 
1 


8 

7 


8 
6 


8 
5 


8 
4 


8 8 
3 2 


8 
1 


9 
8 


9 

7 


9 9 9 
6 5 4 


9 
3 


9 

2 


9 10 10 10 

19 8 7 


10 
6 


10 
5 


10 

4 


10 
3 


10 

2 


10 11 
1 9 


11 

8 


11 

7 


11 

6 


11 
5 


11 

4 


11 
3 


11 

2 


12 

9 


12 

8 


12 

7 


12 

6 


12 12 
5 4 


12 
3 


13 

9 


13 

8 


13 

7 


13 

6 


13 
5 


13 
4 


14 

9 


14 

8 


14 

7 


14 
6 


14 15 
5 9 


15 

8 


15 

7 


15 

6 


16 

9 


16 

8 


16 

7 


17 

9 


17 

8 


18 

9 







44 



I 





EXERCISES 


IN 


ARITHMETIC 




Exercise 12 




Subtract : 










96 


73 




189 


456 


43 


51 




96 


75 


4065 


1296 




3078 


23876 


643 


864 




605 


5056 



1. An army of 39,665 men went into battle, and 12,324 
men were killed. How many were left alive ? 

2. The expenses of a farm are $ 654, the total value of 
products is $ 987. What are the profits ? 

3. A farmer bought a horse for $ 175 and sold him for 
$ 225. What was the gain ? 

4. It takes $ 2475 a year to run a certain school in this 
state. The state and county pay $ 1250 towards its support. 
What amount must be raised in the school district ? 

5. The number of births in a certain city last year was 
2657 ; the number of deaths 1023. What was the gain in 
population ? 







Exercise 13 






Subtract 


: 












21 


62 


53 78 


126 






9 


8 


7 39 


78 






628 


102 


200 


1623 






37' 


91 


43 


875 




5467 


6503 




5268 


7654 


611287 


563 


6272 




968 


4709 


98764 



45 



EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



97006 


54367 


1120089 


64311 


300000 


6543 


23178 


658735 

Exercise 14 

MULTIPLICATION 

Oral 


6548 


265890 



1. If a man sells corn at 80 i^ a bushel, what will he get 
for six bushels ? 

2. A farmer bought mules at $ 125 each. What did he 
pay for four ? 

3. At six cents a yard, what would a woman pay for 
twelve yards of calico? 

4. When bacon is 24)^ per pound, what will ten pounds 
cost ? 

5. Mr. Brown owns a forty-acre farm. He sells it at $ 12 
an acre.. What does he receive? 

Tables 



2 times 1=2 


3 times 1 = 3 


4 times 1 = 4 


2 ' 


2= 4 


3 ' 


2= 6 


4. ' 


2= 8 


2 ' 


3- 6 


3 ^ 


3= 9 


• 4 ^ 


3 = 12 


2 ' 


4= 8 


3 ' 


4 = 12 


4 ' 


4=16 


2 ' 


5 = 10 


3 ^ 


5=15 


4 ^ 


' 5 = 20 


2 ' 


6 = 12 


3 ' 


6 = 18 


4 ^ 


6 = 24 


2 ' 


' 7 = 14 


3 ' 


7 = 21 


4 ^ 


7 = 28 


2 ' 


8 = 16 


3 ^ 


' 8 = 24 


4 ^ 


8 = 32 


2 ' 


9 = 18 


3 ' 


9 = 27 


4 ' 


9 = 36 


2 ' 


' 10 = 20 


3 ^ 


' 10 = 30 


4 ^ 


' 10 = 40 


2 ' 


' 11 = 22 


3 ' 


' 11 = 33 


4 ^ 


' 11 = 44 


2 ' 


' 12 = 24 


3 ^ 


^ 12 = 36 


4 ^ 


^ 12 = 48 



46 



EXERCISES IN ARITHMETIC 



5 times 1 = 5 

5 " 2 = 10 

5 " 3 = 15 

5 " 4 = 20 

5 " 5 = 25 

5 " 6=30 

5 '^ 7 = 35 

5 " 8 = 40 

5 " 9 = 45 

5 " 10 = 50 

5 " 11 = 55 

5 " 12 = 60 

Drill : 
7 times 10 = ? 



5 
6 

7 
3 
6 



a 



a 



a 



a 



a 



5 = ? 
10 = ? 

9 = ? 

6 = ? 

8 = ? 



6 times 1 = 6 

6 " 2 = 12 

6 " 3 = 18 

6 '' 4=24 

6 '^ 5 = 30 

6 " 6 = 36 

6 " 7 = 42 

6 " 8 = 48 

6 " 9 = 54 

6 " 10 = 60 

6 " 11 = 66 

6 " 12 = 72 



5 times 10 = ? 
5 " 6 = ? 



7 
4 
6 

7 



u 



i6 



U 



U 



6 = ? 
4 = ? 
6 = ? 

8 = ? 



7 times 1= 7 
2=14 

3 = 21 

4 = 28 

5 = 35 

6 = 42 

7 = 49 

8 = 56 

9 = 63 

10 = 70 

11 = 77 

12 = 84 



7 
7 
7 
7 
7 
7 

7 " 

7 '^ 
7 ^' 



U 



ii 



a 



a 



u 



a 



ii. 



2 times 9 = ? 



3 
5 
6 
5 
4 



a 



8 = ? 

7 = ? 

9 = ? 

8 = ? 
10 = ? 



8 times 1= 8 

8 " 2=16 

8 " 3 = 24 

8 " 4 = 32 

8 " 5 = 40 

8 " 6 = 48 

8 " 7 = 56 

8 " 8 = 64^ 

8 " 9 = 72 

8 " 10 = 80 

■8 " 11 = 88 

8 " 12 = 96 



Exercise 15 

Tables 

9 times 1 = 9 

9 '' 2= 18 

9 " 3= 27 

9 " 4= 36 

9 " 5= 45 

9 ^^ 6= 54 

9 " 7= 63 

9 " 8= 72 

9 " 9= 81 

9 " 10= 90 

9 " 11= 99 

9 '^ 12 = 108 

47 



10 times 1=10 

10 " 2= 20 

10 " 3= 30 

XO '' 4= 40 

10 '^ 5= 50 

10 " 6= 60 

10 " 7= 70 

10 " 8= 80 

10 ^^ 9= 90 

10 " 10 = 100 

10 " 11 = 110 

10 " 12 = 120 



EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



Drill 



2 tin 

8 

9 

8 

3 

2 

3 



es 3 = ? 
10 = ? 

9 = ? 

8 = ? 

10 = ? 

8 = ? 

7 = ? 



2 times 7 = ? 
9 " 10 = ? 



3 

2 
2 
3 

2 



£i 



^i 



a 



a 



a 



9 = ? 
6 = ? 

4 = ? 
3 = ? 

5 = ? 



8 times 9 = ? 



2 
4 
3 
2 
4 
3 



10 = ? 

5 = ? 
5 = ? 
2 = ? 

7 = ? 
4 = ? 



Multiply 



112 
3 



Exercise 16 



132 

'2 



53 
3 



92 
4 



71 


342 


432 


566 


8 


4- 


6 


20 


1321 


432 


75 


964 


21 


132 


9 


7 



Exercise 17 

1. What is the value of eight horses at S 185 each ? 

2. A merchant sold the following bill of goods : eight 
yards of cloth at 39^ ; four pounds of cheese at 26^ ; nine 
pounds of meat at 21^; two wagons at $88.50 each; eight 
gallons of kerosene at 22^ per gallon. What was the total 
amount of the bill ? 

3. A certain man bought six building lots in the city at 
an average price of $ 875 each. What did they all cost? 

4. With kerosene at twenty cents a gallon, what would it 
cost to fill a ten-gallon can? a fifteen-hundred-gallon tank? 

5. Multiply 345 by 20 ; by 30 ; by 800. \ 

48 



EXERCISES IN ARITHMETIC 

Multiply : 

1. 345 by 12. y. 763 by 48. 

2. 986 by 15. 8. 553 by 64. 

3. 547 by 20. 9. 457 by 57. 

4. 231 by 32. lo. 986 by 682. 

5. 458 by 23. ii. 568 by 795. 

6. 884 by 31. 12. 538 by 456. 



Exercise 18 

DIVISION 

Oral 

1. At four cents each, how many pencils can you buy for 
eighty cents ? 

2. When calico is seven cents a yard, how many yards 
can be bought for fifty-six cents ? 

3. A farmer has 500 acres of land and wishes to divide it 
equally among his five children. How many acres should 
each get ? 

4. An automobilist buys gasoline at 20 <^ per gallon. 
How much does he get for $1.60? 

5. Mr. Gates had eight hogs. He sold them for $ 200. 
What was the average selling price per head ? 

6. In multiplication, we say 6 times 12 are seventy-two. 
Therefore there are how many twelves in seventy-two ? 
How many sixes ? How many eights in forty-eight ? How 
many fours in thirty-two ? How many nines in sixty-three ? 

7. How many hundreds are there in 800 ? How many 
fifties ? How inany twenty-fives ? How many fifties in a 
hundred ? How many twenties ? How many fives ? 



49 



EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



46 -^ 2 = ? 

2)46 

23 

786-^ 2 = ? 
8096^ 7 = ? 
1650^30 = ? 



369h-3 = ? 

3 )369 

123 

956 -^ 4 = ? 

45070^10 = ? 

2400^60 = ? 



4089^4=? 
4 )4089 

10221 

7890^ 5 = ? 
1574 -f- 12 = ? 
4800-^400 = ? 



Exercise 19 

1440^20 = ? 3844-^31 = ? 

72 124 



20)1440 
140 




31)3844 
31 


40 




74 


40 




62 






124 
124 


5658-1-23=? 




54397^18 = ? 


246 




3022 


23)5658 


18)54397 • 


46 




54 


105 




39 


92 




36 


138 




37 


138 




36 
1 


91175^15 = ? 




32908-^19 = ? 




Exercise 


20 



Divide 108460 by 24 ; by 76 ; by 89 ; by 44 ; by 65. 
Divide 120875 by 75 ; by 543 ; by 986 ; by 540 ; by 3600. 
Divide 50000 by 25 ; by 750 ; by 653 ; by 1000. 
A man sold a 550-po'and bale of cotton for $ 66.00. How 
much did he get per pound? 

50 



EXERCISES IN ARITHMETIC 



When wheat is worth $ 1.20 a bushel, how many bushels 
can be bought for $ 2400 ? 



Exercise 21 
FRACTIONS 

How many halves are there in an apple ? How many in 
two apples ? In four apples ? How many fourths are there 
in an apple ? In three apples ? 



Point out ^, -J-, 



4? 6? 12 



of this oblong. 



i equals how many fourths ? How many sixths ? How 
many twelfths ? 

J equals how many twelfths ? How many sixths ? 
I equal how many twelfths ? How many sixths ? 
"I and ^ together are how many sixths of this oblong ? 



1-1-1— 9 
2 ^ 6 ~ • 



1-4-1=? 






Exercise 22 



ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS 



7- -U 1 = ? 
15^5 

7 — 7 
15 ~ 15* 
1 — 3 
5 ~ 15- 

Sum = ^. 



Add 



1. 



3. 1 
4? 2* 



2. % 



1 

5' 



6' 



1 
10- 

7 
129 



5.-i._3_=? 
8^16 






1-4-2 = ? 
4^5 • 


5—10 
8 ~ 16* 
3 — 3 
16 ~ 16* 






1 _ 5 

4 ~ 20- 

2 _ 8 

5 ~~ 2 • 


Sum= ];|. 


Sum = U- 




Subtract: 




1. 


1 
6 


from ^. 




2. 


2 
5" 


from ^. 




3. 


7 
8" 


from 1. 



51 



EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 



4. 


13 1 
5' 10? 4* 


4. 


1 from 6. 


5. 


J. _3_ 3. 
8? 16' 4- 


5. 


^ from 1. 


6. 


1111 
2' 3? 4? 6* 


6. 


|- from I- 


7. 


5 5 13 
6? 8' 245 4- 


7. 


15 fi^om A 


S- 


3 4 7 
10? 5? 20* 


8. 


f from-|. 


S. 


2 1 

3' 7- 


9. 


A fi^^i^ 8- 


LO. 


3 4 2 7 
5' 15? 3' 10- 


10. 

Exercise 23 


I'o from ^. 



MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS 

1. If an apple were divided into four equal parts, what 
would each part be called ? What would a half of one of 
these parts be called ? What part of the apple would two 
fourths be ? 

2. What is one half of a fourth ? one third of a half ? 
one third of a fourth ? one half of a fifth ? 

3. How many fifths in one whole ? in two wholes ? in five 
wholes, or units ? 

4. A dime is a tenth of a dollar; a nickel is half of a 
dime. What part of a dollar is a nickel ? What is ^ of ^^ ? 



Written 



1. Illustration — 



What is -| of "I" ? (" Of " means '' times.") 



3. V X— 21 
5 ^ 8 ~ 40* 



2. Multiply: fbyi; f by,^; f by 3^. 

3. Multiply : ^3 by f ; I by 3-9^ ; I by 

4. Multiply: ^by^f 



5. 

7* 



52 



I 



EXERCISES IN ARITHMETIC 

Exercise 24 
DIVISION OF FRACTIONS 

1. Illustration — 

Divide ^ by ^. 

l-s-i— Iv 3_3._11 
2 * 3 ~ 2 r~ 2 ~ ^2* 

2. Divide: fbyl; fbyi; fbyl; |by33^, 

3. Divide : i by 3^ ; 2V by f ; 1| by |. 

4. Divide : 10 by I; 5 by 1; 12 by f. 

5. Divide : l by 5 ; f by 10. 

Exercise 25 

MIXED NUMBERS 
1. 



Illustration — 




Multiply 350 by 5f 
350 

5^ 
1750 1 of 350 = 50. 
150 f of 350 = 3x50 = 


= 15 



1900 



2. Multiply: 540 by 121; 36O by 151 



3. Multiply : 720 by 7^^ 



4. What is the value of 10 bales of cotton averagino; 
532 lb. each in weight, at 12|-^ per pound ? 

5. At 9J^, how many pounds of cotton can be bought for 

$83.25 (8325 cents)? 

Form : 

8325 -^91 = 8325 ^-V- = 

8_3_2 5x^4_3=3_3_3_0i)_900. 

6. At 16|-^ per pound, how many pounds of meat can be 
bought for $ 3 ? ... 

53 



EXERCISES FOR ALABAMA ADULT SCHOOLS 

CASH ACCOUNT 
February, 1916 



Feb. 1 

" • 3 

" 5 

*' 12 

" 16 

*' 24 

*' 25 

*' 26 

" 29 



Beceipts 
25 bu. corn @ 70j^ 

5 pigs @ $6.00 

6 1b. butter @ 25^ 

2 bales cotton @ 157.00 
12 doz. eggs @\b^ 

7 lb. butter @ 25;* 

2 tons hay @ 1 21.00 
12 bu. potatoes @ 65^ 
9 doz. eggs @ 16f ^ 



Expenditures 

Garden seeds @ $4.85 

Repairing wagon % 6.50 

15 sacks fertilizer 
@ $2.50 

1 cow @ $75.00 

7 bu. seed cotton 

@ $2.50 

2 tons pea vine hay 
@ $16.50 

1 churn @ $4.25 

\ ton cotton-seed meal 
@ $36.00 

6 hens @ 60^ 



Total receipts 

Total expenditures 

Net profit 



CoTTONviLLE, Ala., Feb. 15, 1916 
FARMERS' WAREHOUSE 
Bought of James L. Gray 

seven (7) bales cotton 



Mark 


No. 


Weight 


Price 


Amount 


Charges 


Net Amount 


J L G 


916 


545 


12 


$65.40 


$ .25 


$65.15 


J L G 


917 


595 


12 


71.40 


.25 


71.15 


J L G 


1441 


435 


12 


52.20 


.40 


51.80 


J L G 


1442 


421 


Hi 


47.36 


.35 


47.01 


J L G 


1502 


508 


m 


53.34 


.35 


52.99 


J L G 


1503 


547 


12 


65.64 


.25 


65.39 


J L G 


1811 


440 


llf 


51.70 


.40 


51.30 



$407.04 



$2.25 



$404.79 



(Note: Bale No. 1502 was oflf grade due to late pickiug, and therefore brought a low price.) 

54 



V. SELECTIONS FOR READING 

DAVID 

A long time ago there lived a boy named David. He was 
a shepherd boy, and led the sheep to the pastures. He 
watched them carefully. 

When David was a young boy, he killed the giant Goliath, 
who was an enemy to God's people. . When David grew to be a 
man he had to fight many battles, but he always believed God 
would help him. The people of Israel made him their king. 

When King David was thankful for something, he made 
songs. These songs were called Psalms. One of them that 
everybody loves is called the Shepherd's Song, because when 
he wrote it he thought of the days when he was a shepherd boy, 

THE SHEPHERD'S SONG 

The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures ; he leadeth 
me beside the still waters. 

He restore th my soul ; he leadeth me in the paths of 
righteousness for his name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of 
death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod 
and thy staff they comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine ene- 
mies : thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days 
of my life ; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. 

THE CRANE AND THE CROWS 

A farmer once spread some nets in order to catch the 
crows that picked up the seed in his field. 

One morning he found a number of crows in the net. A 
crane had also been caught in the tangled cords. 

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" See," cried the crane, " I am not a crow. I am a crane. 
I do not eat your seed. Do not harm me." 

The farmer said, " Yon may be a good bird, but yon shonld 
not have been with the crows. You must die with them." 

THE BUNDLE OF STICKS 

Once there lived a farmer who had seven sons. These 
sons could not agree, and often quarreled with one another. 
Their father often talked to them, but they would not listen. 

One day he called them to him. He held in his hand a 
bundle of seven sticks. 

" Boys," he said, " I wish to see which one of you can 
break this bundle of sticks." 

Each of them tried, but none of them could break it. 

The father then untied the bundle and gave each one a 
stick and said, '' Now see if you can break the sticks." 

This was easilv done. 

" See, my sons," said the father, " if you all stand to- 
gether, nothing can harm you, but if each stands alone, he 
may easily be ruined." 

FIRST PSALM 

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the 
ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in 
the seat of the scornful. 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law 
doth he meditate day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, 
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; his leaf also shall 
not wither ; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 

The ungodly are not so ; but are like the chaff which the 
wind driveth away. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, 
lior sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous j but the 
way of the ungodly shall perish. 

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THE COUNTY FAIR 
Off to the Fair 

The day for the County Fair has arrived. Mr. Brooks, 
his wife, their baby boy, and two daughters, Mary and Kate, 
are seated in a surrey ready for the three-mile ride to Cotton- 
ville, where the fair is to be held. 

Tom has just hitched the thoroughbred young Percheron 
mare to the wagon in which are their products for 
exhibition. 

Bob is seated in the rear of the wagon and is leading a 
fine young Jersey calf and a two-year-old mule colt. 

Each member of the family has planned an" exhibit. 

Mrs. Brooks has a display of fruits and preserves in glass 
jars and some pieces of needlework. 

The girls, who are members of the county tomato club, 
are carrying some of their canned products. 

Handsome, blue-eyed Baby John is to exhibit himself in 
the Baby Show. 

The father and the boys are interested in livestock and 
grain. 

The young mare and mule colt are to be entered in the 
blue-ribbon contest by Mr. Brooks. Tom is carrying his 
two pigs. Bob his calf, and both are carrying ten ears of 
Marlboro corn gathered that day from their acre plots. 

Everything is ready, the word is given, and the happy 
family, with their pets and treasures, move joyously towards 
town. 

The Arrival 

The crowd has just begun to gather as the Brooks family 
drive down the streets of Cottonville. 

The father is listening to the mother tell of her plans to 
make the day pleasant for the children. 

Baby John sees the balloon man with red, white, and blue 
balloons and is begging for one of them. 

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Mary and Kate are smiling as they wave to their httle 
friends whom they see on the streets. 

Tom is pulling the lines over the horse. She is trying to 
keep up with the surrey ahead. Bob calls to Tom : " Stop 
going so fast. The calf can't keep up." Tom does not 
hear. The calf falls and is dragged along, pulling Bob out 
of the wagon. 

The crowd on the street laughs at Bob's plight. He gets 
up, helps the animal to its feet, and leads the calf and colt 
to the fair grounds. 

The band is playing "America" as he approaches the 
entrance to the grounds. There he finds the other members 
of the family awaiting him. They laugh heartily ; Bob only 
smiles and says, " I brought my calf here to take the blue 
ribbon and not to be killed." 

Mr. Brooks and the boys hurry to the livestock depart- 
ment, while Mrs. Brooks and the girls go to the women's 
department, where they are given exhibit cards for their 
products. 

The Livestock Show 

When their exhibit stock is in place, the father and sons 
visit the stalls in the horse and mule department. 

Mr. Brooks, who is a good judge of horseflesh, is taking pains 
to show the boys the good and bad points about several animals. 

" There are not as many fine road animals here as there 
were last year," says Tom. 

" You are right, Tom," says Mr. Brooks, " and that is pos- 
sibly due to the fact that more automobiles are being used 
in the county." 

" There seems to be more brood mares and fine mule colts, 
though." 

" Our farmers are raising their work animals. It is a 
good sign, my boy, for every mule raised in the county this 
year means the saving of two or three hundred dollars, three 
or four years hence." 

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Bob, who is thinking of his calf, wanders to the cattle stalls. 
There stands his pet, with a blue ribbon tied to its halter. 

" That's bully," says Bob, as he gently strokes his calf's 
face. " Now, whose time is it to laugh ? " 

" Look, Tom," he says, as Tom and his father come in 
search of him, " why don't you and Father laugh now ? " 

But Tom has no time to reply. The blue ribbon makes 
him think of his pigs. He starts in a hurry to the swine 
pens. Mr. Brooks and Bob follow. 

" Those Berkshire pigs of the Brooks boy are fine," says 
one of three men standing in the door of the hoghouse, " but 
the gilt is a shade off both on shape of nose and position of 
ear. Suppose we give the first prize to the pair of Duroc Jer- 
seys in Pen 8 and the second prize to young Brooks's pair." 

'^ Agreed," say the other two judges. 

Tom has heard the decision and looks disappointed. 

" A second prize is not bad, my boy," says Mr. Brooks, as 
the judges tack a red ribbon to Tom's pen. 

" Anyway, those red pigs are certainly beauties," says 
Tom. "Let's go and tell Mother and the girls." 

The Baby Show 

" You are just in time to hear the decision of the judges 
in the baby contest," says Mary to her father and the boys, 
as they approach a stage upon which the babies are arranged. 

Just then a middle-aged man steps to the center of the stage 
and says, " The judges find it impossible to decide the contest 
and will leave it to a vote of the mothers of the babies." 

Much excitement follows. Each mother is provided with 
pencil and paper, a hat is passed around, and the votes are 
collected. For a few moments there is breathless silence, 
then the judge appears on the stage for a second time and 
says, " In the name of the judges, I declare the contest a tie. 
Every baby has received one vote. They are all fine ! " He 
then disappears in the crowd. 

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Each mother pushes her way to the stage, takes up her 
baby, and leaves m disgust. Mrs. Brooks, with Baby John 
in her arms, approaches Mr. Brooks and Bob. 

" Oh, yes, Mother, you laughed at me and my calf this 
morning, but the judges had no trouble in deciding that he 
is the best baby calf at the fair/' says Bob. 

'' Did Baby John get the prize. Mother ? " asks Tom. 

'^'No," rephes Mrs. Brooks, " only a mother knows a fine 
baby." 

After looking Baby John over carefully, Tom says, " I 
don't believe his nose has the right shape, nor do his ears 
stand right on his head. Something must be wrong. Didn't 
he even win second prize ? My pigs did that." 

" There is nothing the matter with Baby John. The 
trouble is with those judges." 

" Why do you say so, dear?" asks Mr. Brooks. 

" Because one of them is an old bachelor, another is a 
childless husband, and the third is — well, Tom Brooks, I 
* kicked ' him for you." 

" Sour grapes, I see," says Mr. Brooks. " I vote for you. 
Baby John, so that settles it." 

The Exhibit of "Good Thixgs" 

"I am hungry. Isn't it about dinner time?" anxiously 
inquires Tom. 

" Let's go- to the women's department before dinner," says 
Mary, who is thinking of her exhibit of canned products. 

" We don't care anything about preserves, jellies, and 
pickles in jars unless you let us have some to eat," says Bob. 

" We want to eat and see the races. It is nearly one 
o'clock now,"^ urges Tom. 

'^But, Tom," whispers Kate, "we have a surprise for 
Mother. She has won the first prize for the best exhibit of 
preserved products in jars." 

"And she doesn't know it," adds Mary. 

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'^ All right, then, let's go there. Come on, Mother and 
Father, we are going to see how the girls have come out 
with their exhibits." And the children joyously lead the 
way to where the good things are on exhibition. 

" Look," says Bob, pointing to his mother's exhibit. 
" Our mother is the best cook in Jones County." 

Kate and Mary, although their canned products had failed 
to receive either blue, red, or white ribbons, fairly dance 
with delight at their mother's good fortune. 

" Dinner next," says Mr. Brooks, as Mrs. Brooks, assisted by 
the girls, begins opening the good things brought for the picnic 
dinner. '' I can take first prize in this contest. Watch me." 

The afternoon was spent in having fun. The races, the 
merry-go-round, popcorn, peanuts, lemonade, and candy each 
came in for its share of attention. 

At Home Again 

" I hope, children, that you have had a good time to-day," 
says Mr. Brooks, entering the dining room after he and the 
boys had put up the stock, fed, and milked. 

" I guess we did," cry all in chorus. 

It was a fine autumn evening. A bright fire was burning 
on the hearth. Mrs. Brooks had just spread the remainder 
of the picnic dinner for the evening meal. 

" I am certainly proud of my prize-winning family. 
Mother is the best cook in the county. Bob has the best 
calf, Tom has the second best pair of pigs, and," tossing 
Baby John above his head, " there is no finer baby in the 
country than John. My girls " — just here Kate pulled the 
blue ribbon bow- off May's hair, and throwing it around her 
father's neck, says, ''are proud of their blue ribbon daddy, 
the most thoughtful father in the world." 

" The only reason Kate and I didn't win a first prize," 
says Mary, " is because one was not offered to the two girls 
having the best time." 

And then came the fun of living the day all over again. 

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CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT 
(DIRECTIONS:) 

Fill out the forms below, detach, give duplicate to pupil, and 
mail original to the State Superintendent of Education, Mont- 
gomery, Alabama, who will issue a certificate giving official 
credit for the completion of the Adult School Textbook. 



CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT 

(Origixal) 



This is to ceridfy that. 



of , Alabama, has attended for 

days of hours an adult school 

taught by the undersigned in County 

from to : and has learned to read 

and write. 



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CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT 

(Duplicate) 



This is to certify that. 



of » Alabaina has attended for 

days of hours an adult school 

taught hy the undersigned in County 

from to and has learned to read 

and write. 



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